Should the state or federal government pay compensation for?

Question

psychological damage caused by christian beliefs?
Teaching small children that they will go to hell for all eternity and be burnt by God for not following Him, clearly can have a terrible psychological impact on people(me for example). It should be the responsibility of the state to protect children.The state allows it to be taught to the impressionable. Should it be the height of the states responsibility to acknowledge that there is no evidence for such a place and it should NOT be taught to people because it will clearly lead many people to lives of depression? And it surely cannot be hidden behind the guise of freedom of religion?
what do you think. Take time to answer I will read ALL answers. Just want some feedback.

I hope I was clear enough in my question. I am not the best getting my thoughts into words.
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Mr. Mister
You should have learnt by now not to communicate with me. You know I dont take your self righteous crap.
Go run your 3 businesses homeboy

The churches should be forced to pay funds to an account that is further used to pay the compensation.

the state = the population

@ purpleaur...
Typical christian. shift the blame to the 'sinner'. Clearly such an evil doctorine as eternal hell fire is something taken well into the adult life. An adult is the product of upbringing. Thats why christians like to target children. I KNOW this is true. The state further supports the beliefs taught by allowing it to be so public. The churches even get to not declare their assets.
I beleive it may well be the states responsibility to protect us, provide true education and inform its people of truth. Otherwise, whats the point of state government?

@ Rev T L Clark
The states allow and support the furthering of the christian religion. They allow it to be taught in schools. They allow it to be socially accepted. You say that its BAD christians who are at fault. Well fine, you admit its wrong like so many others do. so therefore inorder to protect the children that are our future, compensation should be paid to those who have suffered from such things so as all christian churches start to learn not to teach such a thing. I dont think its a small matter. christians would like it viewed as just a personal belief. Thats clearly ridiculous. teaching people that the creator of heavens and earth will send them to a buring lake of fire if they essential be themselves is clearly child abuse. Christians that teach this should be viewed as disgusting filth. Its not freedom of religion its abuse. it should not be viewed as a small matter.

If you take the video "Jesus camp" for example. We all know that these christians crave political power. We all know they teach that those people who dont believe in Jesus will Burn in hell for all eternity. Yet no laws are broken. Its accepted as personal religion. Many of these children are clearly going to grow up believing the rubbish taught by these people. Its inevitable that some will 'fall away' and end up in a life of depression because they will see that they find it hard to believe. Many of these will probably turn to drugs. some will be lucky and it wont affect them too much. But those that actually believe the doctorines to be true but cant live up to what is required will live lives of depression. Christians just ignore people who 'fall away'. They like to do the damage but accept no responsibility. There one shot at life taken down the drain by these monsters. and its treated as just a personal religion. What nonesense!

@ canadacra...
dont be deceived. If parents teach this nonsense and it is socially accepted then compensation must be paid by the state(The state is the people).
I had no christian parents. The state schools also allow these doctorines to be taught in school. The state is aware of the doctorines and allow it to be taught

'Forgiveness for the abusers' thats nice. I wonder if you suggest that for all other types of abuse?

@ canadacra...
I dont know the right answer. I just speak the way I do untill convinced of truth. I have no idea I just have my strong opinion.

Answer 1

Although a noble cause, it is doomed to fail from the beginning. Religion today is like a plague that has affected the masses. Currently, non-believers like you and I make up a mere 10% or so of the worlds population. Everyone else believes in one form of god or another.

Religious people honestly believe that they are doing good in this world. I do not understand how they can not see the harm they cause, the hate they spread (Look in the gay/lesbian forum sometime), or the damage they do to people by enforcing such negative views of oneself such as sin and damnation.

Why is the church so bent on making everyone believe that they are guilty and should repent, or ask forgiveness from some higher power that they cannot see, feel, hear, or otherwise confirm is even there?

Perhaps there should be a true scientific study of faith and dogma, to see just how it affects humans and why it is such a powerful medium. Maybe then we could better understand how people are swept into this cult and brainwashed to the point where they feel it was their choice to be in it and that everything that is written in a book is true.

There should be laws prohibiting children joining a religious group. Children do not have the mental ability to decide at such a young age if they want to participate in this or not. They are generally forced into the church by their family. They are at such a young and impressionable age that what they are taught is taken as fact and they do not question it. Those that do are punished. Ask anyone who contridicted their sunday school teachers as children. They are shunned and told to be quiet or leave the room. No, religion should not be allowed to be forced upon children.

Enrollment in churches should be limited to adults only. Adults, who unlike children, can decide for themselves if they want to be a part of this cult or not, and if they choose to believe in a fairy tale on their own. Children, as I have said, cannot make this decision, and most times are not allowed to anyhow.

Telling a child that he/she is a sinner and will go to hell if they do not repent and follow the bible/church, will, and does have detrimental effects on the child. They are young, they should be allowed to grow up and believe in themselves and not have to worry about sin and punishment.

In conclusion, I would simply like to say that I have pitty on those who are stuck in a religion, either by choice or otherwise. Perhaps you never had the right to choose to begin with and now you are so convinced that it is all real, you are too blind to do anything about it.

On the subject of religion, have you also noticed that it is a business? I have written this on a few other questions, but have not gotten replies from the askers. For being a church, they do seem to like money an aweful lot. Many churches require tithes, they pass a plate/basket around at mass, and they even go as far as asking people to leave money to them in their will. My uncle left 30,000.00 to his church when he died. He was not a wealthy man, and lived a basic lifestyle. My aunt found out a week later that the church had used the money to update the furniture in the rectory with all brand new eathen allen. She complained to the church that she never even had that kind of stuff during her life, and how dare they do something like that when the money was meant, as most people expect when they give to the church, for poor people and those in need. But no, it went to furniture. A month later, the priest went on a golfing trip to Pebble Beach golf resort in florida.

Please guys, wake up and realise for once in 2000 years that the church is nothing but a business and a tool to controll the masses. Do you really want to be taught how to live your life by a person wearing a robe who more than likely "Sins" more than any of you? If you truely believe in God, abandon churches and pray to him in your own way. You do not need a priest or a preacher to ask your god for forgiveness. You do not need to be controlled like a mindless zombie when you can be true to your faith without supporting a corrupt and outdated business like the church.

Answer 2

First and foremost, I have to ask if you would concede that it is possible the terrible psychological impact you suffered was not the fault of actual Christian beliefs, but a warped perversion of something meant to inspire hope.

For ages individuals and, yes, even churches, have perverted the Bible to mean what they want it to mean... for everything from the Crusades and the Inquisition to Polygamy and abusing children. But because someone SAYS they are Christian and following the Bible doesn't make it necessarily so... and in fact, the Bible itself cautions that there would be people who would do exactly that.. and warned that it would cause harm.

IF a child's family believes there is no God, then Christian beliefs will cause no psychological harm because - quite frankly - they will not have been taught.

If that child's family teaches Christian beliefs, then there is no psychological harm because REAL Christian beliefs teach that there is a hell, and yes people are destined for it because of our sinful nature, but God provided a way to escape hell because he doesn't want us to go there. As that child matures, he is free to make up his own mind about whether or not he believes... it follows then that:

1) If that person chooses to believe... there is no psychological harm done... because the beliefs are in tact and that individual feels he is the beneficiary of a benevolent Creator.... or

2) If that person chooses not to believe... there is no psychological harm done because he has decided that he does not believe what he has been taught and that hell is (for lack of a better word) imaginary - a story made up to scare children...

The psychological harm comes from people who portray God as a malvolent and vicious creature, bent on tormenting people just because they don't want to follow him.

Herein lies the difficulty with that premise: Christianity teaches that God did not create hell for humans... because humans were created sinless... it was instead created for "the devil and his angels" because THEY violated God's law... the fact that man adopted a sinful nature and so by default is hell-bound is man's fault... not God's. Which is why he provided a way of escape.

So... Governmental entities cannot be held accountable for psychological damage inflicted on children by parents who pervert a good message...

Answer 3

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Answer 4

churches or full of well meaning people that sometimes go over board to teach children about the Bible,we are not perfect and never will be til we die. And because of this we as children often or given to much information to early and it can scare a child,but after you have grown up to where you understand, it shouldn't be a problem to straighten out your thinking and not blame it on the government,that's silly. And there is such a place as hell and if you are not ready to meet God should you die,then you will end up there its all plainly written in the Bible, been there for thousands of years ,so it's not like people in the civilized world doesn't know about it,if you believe. If you don't believe it ,then whats your problem,where does the physiological impact come into play if you don't believe in God anyway. It sounds like to me you were messed up before you heard about hell,and now that you are seriously messed up instead of looking at maybe you have a chemical in balance in your brain,you want the government to pay because of something you heard that you want to blame for your problems, when that's not the only problem or cause of your problem...is it?

Answer 5

Religion starts in the home, within a family. State and federal regulations are not a part of that at all. If I remember right, they separated state and religion a while ago.Not being able to pledge allegiance to the flag has absolutely nothing to do with GOD as far as I'm concerned. To make a child depressed from over reaction to religious beliefs is fanaticism and therefore was generated through family belief. Fear of GOD is a healthy feeling when taken within the right concepts. My religion and it's beliefs, I have to admit, made me feel a tremendous amount of guilt through my growing up years. Fortunately I didn't become depresssed over it until I realized that even the holiest of people can err in life and my guilt finally left me at this realization. I thank GOD for that. HE made me see the light in a different way from most others and I will always love Him for helping me to discern the difference between HIS love and the love we "think" is good or bad in a society that went to hell a long time ago. Love is love and anyone should feel priviledged to have it whether given or received, I for one am one of those people and I'm better for the hardship and pain it has caused me to suffer..........

Answer 6

unfortunately we live in a culture where you can psychologically and physically damage your kids as much as you want to under the blanket of religious freedom. you should check out the documentary "jesus camp" if you want to be really scared.

Answer 7

who and hell do you think you are saying the feds are responsible for Christain beliefs? To respond to your question no I don't think so, only because the growing trend amoung my age group is agnostic.... We can make up our minds what to believe anymore... Schools are more responsible than feds... It all started in the nineties in Ventura, CA for me... They told us we couldn't say god anymore during the pledge of allegance...

Answer 8

Maybe.

I see where atheist AIDS may be sexually transmitted.

Atheist Idiot Disfunction Syndrom.

You might have a court case.
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Answer 9

Nope, the churches should.

Answer 10

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